October 6, 2023 On October 6, 2023, the ePowered Racing team of the Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE) presented his last electric-powered bike the EPR03. The Power Devices and Systems (PDS) group of IMB-CNM(CSIC), through its AIE D+T Microelectrònica has sponsored one more year the team, which will participate...
Jornadas de grupos de investigación BSH
Septembre 12, 2023 Several members of the PDS Group participated in a two-day activity with BSHE. Firstly, a training course was held on 06/09/2023 at BSHE headquarters in Montañana (top photo). This course covered theoretical aspects of induction cooktops and included a visit to the manufacturing line. Secondly, they attended...
PDS participates in the 1rst SCAPE Project Workshop: Modular and Scalable EV Power Converter Design. Unlocking a future of reliable, lightweight, and affordable EVs?
July 19, 2023 The first Workshop organised by the EU-funded Horizon Europe SCAPE Project ("Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics conversion for future electric vehicles") took place on July 19th, 2023. The workshop was part of the International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Technologies for Automotive (AEIT 2023) held at at the University of...
Master Thesis Defense
July 13, 2023 Miquel Tutusaus from PDS Group defensed his Master Thesis in Electronic Engineering (MEE) at UPC with his work entitled Design of a test methodology for the analysis of derating rules in space power devices, obtaining the maximum qualificaction. Congratulations!!!
Self-powered smart power modules
May 26th, 2023 The importance of power electronics is rapidly increasing in today's world, primarily driven by the growing need for electrification in order to eliminate fossil fuels consumption. Power converters are responsible for the processing and control of electric energy, ensuring efficient management of high amounts of electrical power. Power...
Industrial electrification and
decarbonization in 2050
May 15th, 2023 Within the cycle "Climate warming: Energy solutions from today for tomorrow" organized by the "Residencia d'Investigadors", the CSIC and the "Fundació Catalana per la Recerca i la Innovació", Dr. Xavier Jordà from the PDS Group gave the talk entitled "Industrial electrification and decarbonization in 2050". The electrification of industrial processes...
New Packaging Materials and Structures for Advanced Power Modules
April 28th, 2023 Have you noticed that the number of electric vehicles has raised exponentially in recent years? The society is becoming more aware about how important is to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. That is why there is a clear tendency in electrifying all the systems that used to...
Job offers
Power Devices and Systems Group (PDS) offers 1 JAE-INTRO scholarship for introduction to research: Reference: JAEINT23_EX_1189 Principal Investigator: Xavier Perpiñà Giribet E-mail contact: xavier.perpinya@imb-cnm.csic.es Formation Plan: Estudio de fenómenos electrotérmicos locales en dispositives semiconductores de potencia avanzados mediante deflexión interna d haz ñáser (IIRLD). Dates: From April 15th to May 15th, 2023 More info: https://jaeintro.csic.es/en/